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The Party System
The Party System Britain provides the classic example of a two-party system. Origins British political parties date back to the year 1641, when in the constitutional and religois struggles between Crown Parliament two parties faced each other, the aristicratic Cavaliers and the middle-class Puritan Roundheads. After 1660 the first organized parties originated: The Tories: -
support of the Crown The Whigs: -
representatives of landowners and wealthy merchants Today:
- the Tories developed into the Conservatives Government since 1945: 1945-1951 Labour The Conservatives (William Hague) They are traditionally the party
of the upper and middle classes, of landowners and businessmen.The paty has ist voters in
the rich south with ist high-tech and service industries. Aims of the party: -monetary policy: belief in a
free market without government interference The Labour Party (Tony Blair) It is traditionally the party of
industrial workers and union members. The Labour Party consists of two opposing interest
groups: The Liberal Democrats (Paddy Ashdown) Formerly one of the two great
English parties, the Liberals declined after a split in the party in the 1920s from which
they never recovered. They were traditionally the party of the middle classes, tradesmen,
businessmen and left-wing intellectuals |
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